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Tokyo, Koszalin and Samokov to host 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals

  • Volleyball

By Emily GoddardMarch 7 - Tokyo, Koszalin and Samokov have today been revealed as the host cities of the 2014 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Grand Prix Finals.

looking to defend their World Grand Prix title in Tokyo ©Getty ImagesGroup two - consisting of hosts Poland


IAAF President Diack will "fight" to get cross-country into the Olympics

  • Athletics

By Mike Rowbottom at the Sheraton Hotel in SopotMarch 7 - Moves to locate cross-country running within the Olympics have been backed once again by Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The senior men's race at last year's IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland ©AFP

Although this is the first time Poland has hosted this event, the President pointed out that it has a


Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Report March 7

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in the athletes' parade.20:59 Norway, the most successful Winter Paralympic nation, are followed by Poland

Mentel-Spee (snowboard)New Zealand: Adam Hall (alpine skiing)Norway: Mariann Marthinsen (Nordic skiing)Poland


Russia crisis will make Ukraine athletes stronger at World Championships, says Dobrynska

  • Athletics

By Mike Rowbottom at the Ergo Arena in SopotMarch 6 - Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukraine's former Olympic heptathlon champion who is head of her nation's delegation here at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, has made an impassioned plea on behalf of her country in the wake of the recent incursions of Russian armed forces.

wants to face war," she said, making a point of thanking all countries, including neighbours and hosts Poland


Exclusive: Ukraine Athletics President backs World Indoors participation despite "lethal threat" of crisis

  • Athletics

By Mike Rowbottom at the Ergo Arena in SopotMarch 5 - On the eve of the World Indoor Athletics Championships here, the President of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation, Ihor Hotsul, has issued a defiant statement of intent against the background of the crisis involving Russian incursions into his country.

In a couple of days we will be visiting the World Athletics Championship in Poland, a country that has


Exclusive: Kraków 2022 bid will help Slovakia with sporting and wider development, it is claimed

  • Beijing 2022

By Nick ButlerMarch 5 - Kraków's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will help develop facilities and infrastructure in Slovakia that could help boost the country's ski tourism industry, it has been claimed. 

will be held across the border for logistical reasons due to the fact that there are no courses in Poland

"We would like to highlight that this is a bid from Poland - it was agreed by the Prime Ministers of

Poland and Slovakia that it is Kraków that will run for 2022," a bid spokesperson told insidethegames

Kraków is a Polish bid for 2022 Olympics with some events in Slovakia insists leaderNovember 2013: Poland

bid for 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to be launched next weekMarch 2013: Poland and Slovakia


Veronica Campbell-Brown cleared of doping violation

  • Athletics

By Paul OsborneFebruary 25 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown has been cleared of a doping violation and is now free to compete again.

same day which, due to the athlete hoping to register for the 2014 IAAF Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland


Sochi 2014: Report February 22

  • Sochi 2014 Olympic Games Live Blogs

In fact, a big big ask.18:57 Poland take the speed-skating bronze medal.

First up it is the bronze medal match between Canada and Poland. 18:41 After the excitement of Ukrainian

Pyeongchang 2018 team in action in a fairly full Pushkin Hall ©Getty Images17:54 The Netherlands will face Poland


Sochi 2014: Report February 21

  • Sochi 2014 Olympic Games Live Blogs

Canada and Poland will race for bronze.In the women's team pursuit quarter-finals, Russia were fastest

They will be joined in tomorrow's semi-finals by Poland, Japan and the Netherlands.There's plenty of

Poland hold the bragging rights as you can see...What do you think the best performance of Sochi 2014


Most Ukrainian athletes to compete in Sochi despite violence back home

  • Sochi 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in SochiFebruary 20 - With one exception, the Ukrainian team will stay and compete at Sochi 2014 as planned despite the ever escalating unrest going on back home, it has been announced.

meetings have been held between President Yanukovych and the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland


Sochi 2014: Report February 19

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Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland - with Finland and Poland the two automatic qualifiers from

The two automatic qualifiers from the first of two semi-finals are Finland and Poland. 13:34 We are also


ANOC Executive Council 2018 - 2022

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Europe: Janez Kocijancic (Slovenia)Raffaele Pagnozzi (Italy)Niels Nygaard (Denmark)Andrzej Krasnicki (Poland